2. In Book 2, Chapter 1, where does Mr. Biswas find his mother living?
(a) With his brother Prasad.
(b) With his brother Pratap.
(c) With Mrs. Tulsi.
(d) In a mud hovel.

3. How far off the floor is one of the doors in the new house?
(a) A foot.
(b) Two inches.
(c) Six inches.
(d) Ten inches.

4. Where does Mrs. Tulsi go when she leaves the Port of Spain?
(a) Matura.
(b) Arwacas.
(c) Moruga.
(d) Matelot.

5. Why is Mr. Biswas asked to join the new government agency after the war?
(a) Because of his experience in working with the Deserving Destitutes.
(b) Because of his experience in construction.
(c) Because he has a large family.
(d) Because of his writing skills.

6. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what does Chinta accuse Anand of doing?
(a) Stealing chickens.
(b) Withholding money from the family.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Stealing money from her room.

7. Where does Mr. Biswas live after Mrs. Tulsi evicts him from the house in Port of Spain?
(a) In a single room in one of Mrs. Tulsi's tenement houses.
(b) With Ramchand.
(c) In a small apartment.
(d) In his house in Shorthills.

8. What author does Mr. Biswas favor during the period of time when working conditions at "The Sentinel" become extremely stressful?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) W.C. Fields.
(d) Charles Dickens.

9. In the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3, where does the family plan to relocate?
(a) Arwacas.
(b) Shorthills.
(c) Matelot.
(d) Moruga.

10. Which character does Owad attack verbally?
(a) Seth.
(b) Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) Anand.
(d) Savi.

11. What happens to the family's first orange crop?
(a) Insects and parasites infect the oranges.
(b) One son-in-law steals the entire orange harvest.
(c) A sudden hailstorm destroys the entire harvest.
(d) Unusually low temperatures freeze most of the blossoms.

12. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which character does Mr. Biswas decide to focus his attention on?
(a) Shama.
(b) Savi.
(c) Bipti.
(d) Anand.

13. Where are the examination scores posted?
(a) In the town square.
(b) In front of the school.
(c) In the newspaper.
(d) Inside City Hall.

14. Why is Shekhar jealous of Owad?
(a) He loves Owad's fiance.
(b) Shekhar claims he wanted to study at Cambridge.
(c) He wishes he could work overseas.
(d) Owad is Mrs. Tulsi's favorite child.

15. How is Shekhar's wife, Dorothy, different from the other Tulsi women?
(a) She has blue eyes.
(b) She is not Hindu.
(c) She is has Asian relatives.
(d) She is more modern.